ACTION needed<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ted Wegner</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:twegner@alawash.org">twegner@alawash.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:21 AM<br>Subject: [grassroots] Help Needed for Twitter Bomb<br><br><div lang="EN-US" vlink="purple" link="blue"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Senate is holding a hearing on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on this coming Tuesday, November 8<sup>th</sup> and school libraries are not a part of it. Some of you may know that a school libraries amendment was withdrawn from ESEA when it was marked up by the Senate HELP committee on October 20<sup>th</sup>. As such, we are not a part of this hearing and we want people to know about this slight.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">For those of you who use Twitter or know those within your networks who do, we ask that you take part in and or publicize our upcoming Twitter bomb.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> In order to create a concentrated Twitter bomb, we are requesting that you <b>send the following tweet out on Monday, Nov. 7<sup>th</sup>, at 11 A.M. Eastern time</b>:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">Senate holding #ESEA hearing 11/8 & #SchoolLibraries aren’t included. Why?! Good #schools need good #libraries!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">For members who want to send the tweet directly at a senator (preferably their own), there are enough remaining characters to do so. Here is an example of a tweet directed at a senator. Sen. Mark Kirk in this case:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">@SenatorKirk Senate holding #ESEA hearing 11/8 & #SchoolLibraries aren’t included. Why?! Good #schools need good #libraries!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions and happy tweeting<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ted Wegner<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Grassroots Coordinator<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">American Library Association<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Washington Office-Office of Government Relations<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1615 New Hampshire Avenue N.W., 1st Floor<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20009-2520<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Phone: <a href="tel:202-628-8410" target="_blank" value="+12026288410">202-628-8410</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: <a href="tel:202-628-8419" target="_blank" value="+12026288419">202-628-8419</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:twegner@alawash.org" target="_blank">twegner@alawash.org</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Work email</span></em></span></i><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;">: </span></em><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#0000ff">diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</font></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Home email: </span></em></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;">diedre08@gmail.com</span></em></a></div>
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